December 2022

SIU Board of Trustees approve honorary degrees, Distinguished Service Awards

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree following approval by the SIU Board of Trustees today (Dec. 1). Stevenson is one of five individuals recommended by SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. […]

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SIU Carbondale to investigate heating, cooling projects aimed at improving sustainability

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale officials will investigate the feasibility of three projects that could improve sustainability and better heat and cool campus buildings, following today’s (Dec. 1) vote by the SIU Board of Trustees.   The proposed projects are:   Two new natural gas fired boilers to replace a 30-year-old gas boiler

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Spire Missouri natural gas rates will change again

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JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement reached by parties in a natural gas rate case filed by Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire Missouri) which authorizes Spire Missouri to increase annual natural gas revenues by approximately $78 million above what was approved in Spire Missouri’s last rate case.   Spire Missouri has asked

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Ste Genevieve’s Holiday Christmas Festival is this weekend

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STE. GENEVIEVE — Historical Ste. Genevieve, Missouri will be celebrating its 38th annual Holiday Christmas Festival this Saturday and Sunday.   Always a picturesque site, quaint and charming Ste. Genevieve is especially magical during the holidays. Along with one of the largest parades in Missouri, no other culture has so many wonderful multiple concerts in

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Time delay safe installed in CVS Pharmacy in Ste. Genevieve

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WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Amidst a busy holiday shopping season and as part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced the installation of time delay safe technology in 800 CVS Pharmacy locations, including Ste. Genevieve and 206 others in Missouri and including those in

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Wm. Terry McConkey

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A funeral will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 for 75-year-old Wm. Terry McConkey of Gurnee, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 4:30 pm, November 29, 2022 in Gurnee, Illinois.   He was born February 14, 1947 in Red Bud, Illinois to Wm. Russell and Orpha A. (Walter) McConkey who both preceded

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Coast Guard to the rescue as stretches of the Mississippi run dry

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By Martin Berman-Gorvine, MyCG Writer For the Coast Guard cutter crews on the Mississippi River, the low-water crisis that threatens shipping on this vital artery of American commerce means a greatly increased workload. Yet they’re taking pride in keeping commerce – and the river’s famed barges – moving in near-impossible conditions. For the Coast Guard

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ISP issues citations for three move-over crashes in a single day

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SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the Illinois State Police (ISP) issued citations in three separate traffic crashes involving move over law violations, (otherwise known as “Scotts Law”) violations.   Two of the three crashes involved Illinois Department of Transportation vehicles.   The first crash occurred on Interstate 70 eastbound near milepost 64, near

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MU to dedicate basketball court to Coach Ron Lykins

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COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri will dedicate a basketball court at Mizzou Rec in honor of Ron Lykins, University of Missouri and Team USA Wheelchair Basketball Coach. Lykins is the winningest coach in international competitions in United States Wheelchair Basketball history, earning 12 gold medals and five silver medals. He is the only coach

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